Golf-ball-teeing device



July 14, 1925.

D. HUYLER GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE Filed April' 23. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet lI l I I INVENTOR f/u BY 28 David yler ATTORNEY July 14, 1 925.

D. HUYLER GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE Filed April 25, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR David JYw Z6) BY Wm ATTORNEY "PATENT orrica,

DAVID HUYLER, 0] NEW YORK, N. Y.

GOLFBALL-TEEING DEVICE.

Application filed April 23, 1925. Serial- 1T0. 25,189.

To allwhom'it may concern.

Be it known that I, DAVID HUYLER, a citizen of the United States of Amerca, residing at 299 Park Avenue, in the city, county, and State of NewYork, have 1nvented new and useful Improvements in Golf-Ball-TeeingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a device for teeing golf balls.Most golfers find it desirable to practice driving balls frequently, andfor this purpose they tee up balls one after another in the same spot,

and drive them away. Instruction in the game of golf is usually given byprofessionals who similarly tee up one ball after another for the pupilto hit. In both' of these cases, the bending over to tee the ballsbecomes irksome after a time, and the principal object of my inventionis to provide suitable apparatus for teeing balls one after another asthe preceding one is hit away.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in thecombination, construction and arrangement of parts herein described andclaimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In these drawings, in which I have illustrated a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, and in which similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts in all views,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a device embodying my invention; v

Fig. 2 is a plan view of -the same with the to plate removed, with thecover of the bal reservoir off, and with the counter IS a, slidableremoved, parts being shown in section; and, 3 is a sectional view takenapproxi on the line 33 of Fig. 1, showing in dot-and-dash lines theparts in position holding a ball on the tee ready to be hit.

Referring to these drawings, I provide a housing 1 containing areservoir 2 for the golf balls 3, and a cylinder 4 in which there iston5 for elevating a ball, the housing a so containing mechanism foractuating the piston, so that all moving parts are fully enclosed andprotected.

The housing 1 is preferably provided with a suitable cover plate 6 onwhich is mounted a pad 7 of suitable material towithstand blows from agolf club without injuring the club, such as rubber, or a thin layer oftough material such as bakelite 35, with a lining of felt 36 between itand the cover plate, the .cover having an opening 8 therethrough throughwhich the piston 5 may raise a ball 3 to striking position.

At one side of the housin 1, out of the way of the golf club when e ballis being struck at, is provided an entrance to the reservoir 2 which ispreferably kept closed by a hinged cover 9. For convenience in openingit, the cover 9 may be provided with a lug 10. From the reservoir 2there is an inclined passageway 11 leading'within the housing from thereservoir 2 to the cylinder 4 which is open at the side, so that a ballplaced in the reservoir will follow the passage down the inclineand'fenter the c linder, coming to rest upon the top of e piston bywhich it is to be'raised to striking position.

The ,piston 5 has on its top a tee 12 which may be of rubber, which ispreferably removably held in place, as by means of the screw 13. Thepiston 5 is ofan elongated type, so that when it is raised up to bringthe ball to striking position, it effectively closes the entrance fromthe passageway 11 to the cylinder, and prevents the balls in thepassageway from advancing until the piston returns to itslowestposition, when another-ball enters the cylinder plate 6 and the pad 7and takes its place on the top of the tee.-

The. raising and lowering of the piston 5 may be effected by means of alever 14.- suitably fulcrumed in the housing at 15, and having suitablemeans such as the rod 18 extending from one end 16 thereof outside thehousing, by means of which the lever may be actuated, the other end ofthe lever extending into the cylinder 4 through a suitable slit 34 inthe side of the cylinder. As shown, I have made the device operable bymeans of a foot pedal 17, and the rod 18 carrying the pedal ispreferably provided with a notch 19 which may engage upon a suitableportion 20 of the housing to hold the pedal down and the piston inraised position while a. shot is made by the player.

I prefer to provide a s ring 21 connected between the lever 14 and asuitable lug 22 on the housing, to definitely return the piston to itslowermost position when the foot pedal 17 has been released;

While any suitable form of piston may be used, I have found itconvenient 0 provide a tubular piston having a solid' ead 23 upon whichthe tee 12 is mounted, the head having a lug 24 projecting downward, towhich is connected a link 25, the other end of the link being connectedto. the lever 14. The tube 26 of the piston has a slit 27 cut in theside to permit of the lever 14 entering within the tube for connectionwith the link 25; and in order to' assemble" within the housing with itsface exposed at the upper part thereof, this being connected by means ofa link 31 to the lever 14 so as to be operated therefrom to indicate thenumber of balls that have been teed. The professional may find it aconvenient way to keep track of the number of shots taken by a pupilduring a given lesson.

Briefly the operation of the device is as follows:

The cover 9 is raised by pressure of the foot on the lug 10, and aquantity of balls 3 are put into the reservoir 2. The halls immediatelystart to roll down the incline of the passage 11 until the first onereaches the cylinder 4, and the passageway fills up, as does also thereservoir, according to the number of balls inserted. Assuming that theparts are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, the first ballto enter comes to rest upon the tee 12 of the piston 5. Then the footpedal 17 is pressed down, raising the ball to the position shown indot-and-dash lines, Fig. 3, and the foot pedal is pushed forward so thatthe notch 19 engages the housing at 20 and the parts are held in thisposition The player now strikes the ball which is on the tee and drivesit away. Then the foot pedal 17 is moved back, i. e., to the leftin Fig.3, to release the catch, and the foot is raised'permitting the pedal,aided by the spring 21, to move upward, and the piston downward to itslowermost position, whereupon under the influence of gravity the nextball takes its position upon the tee, and the other balls in the passage11 and reservoir 2 advance. The cycle of operations is then repeated;and each time the lever 14 is moved, the fact is registered by thecounter 30. The capacity of the reservoir 2 and passage 11 to thecylinder 4 may be varied, but is preferably at least sufficient to holda dozen balls; and when this number of balls has been driven away, a newsupply must be added to the reser- V011.

Having now described my invention I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patcut:

1. A golf ball teeing device comprising a reservoir for a number ofballs, and means for segregating and raising a ball to strikingpositlon.

2. A golf ball teeing device comprising an inclined runway, and meansfor receiving the balls therefrom one at a time and raising them tostriking position.

3. In a galf ball teeing device the combination comprising la cylinder,a piston therein, means for admitting a golf ball to the cylinder abovethe piston, and means for raising the piston to lift the golf ball tostriking position.

4. A golf ball teeing device comprising a vertical cylinder, a pistontherein, an mclined runway for balls terminating in an entrance to thecylinder, and means for lifting a ball in said cylinder as received fromsaid runway to striking position.

5. A galf ball teeing device comprising a ball reservoir, :1 cylinderadapted to recelve balls from said reservoir, a piston within saidcylinder having on the top thereof a tee, a lever for raising saidpiston, and a pedal for actuating said lever.

6. A golf ball teeing device comprising a ball reservoir, a cylinderadapted to receive balls from said reservoir, and an elongated pistonwithin said cylinder for raising a ball to striking position and holdingback the other balls during the stroke of the piston.

7 A golf ball teeing device comprising a ball reservoir, a cylinderadapted to receive balls from said reservoir and having a slit at oneside, a tubular piston having a tee on the head thereof, and a slit inthe side in alignment with the cylinder slit, and a lever to actuatesaid piston extending through said slit and linked to the piston within.

8. A golf ball teeing device comprising a ball reservoir, a cylinderadapted to receive balls from said reservoir, a piston within saidcylinder, a lever for operating said piston, a link connecting saidpiston and lever, a pedal connected with the other end of said lever,and a catch for holding said pedal down to maintain the piston in raisedposition while a ball is hit.

9. A golf ball teeing device comprising a ball reservoir, a cylinderadapted to receive balls from said reservoir, a piston within saidcylinder, a leverfor operating said piston, a link connecting saidpiston andv lever, a pedal connected with the other end of said lever, acatch for holding said pedal down to maintain the piston in raisedposition while a ball is hit, and a spring to raise v the cylinder abovethe piston, means for raising the piston to lift the golf ball tostriking position, and means for counting the strokes of the piston.

11. A golf ball teeing device comprisin a housing including a ballreservoir, acy inder adapted to receive balls from said reservoir, asuitable impact material on the upper surface of said-housing, and anopening through said upper surface in alignment 1 with said cylinder topermit of a be being raised therethrough to striking position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

DAVID HUYLER.

